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"At Mother's House"

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Cleaning Your Home

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"Living on His Income" by Mrs. White

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"Mother's Book of Home Economics"

312 pages, paperback, by Mrs. White

"For the Love of Christian Homemaking"

274 pages, paperback, by Mrs. White

Motherhood

"No occupation in this world is more trying to soul and body than the care of young children. What patience and wisdom, skill and unlimited love it calls for. God gave the work to mothers and furnished them for it, and they cannot shirk it and be guiltless.” ― Isabella MacDonald Alden (The Aunt of Grace Livingston Hill)

"The Good Wife"

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From "On The Banks of Plum Creek"

"After Laura and Mary had washed and wiped the dishes, swept the floor, made their bed, and dusted, they settled down with their books. But the house was so cozy and pretty that Laura kept looking up at it."

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Human Frailty of the Godly Soul

Charles Spurgeon:

"The life of Luther might suffice to give a thousand instances,and he was by no means of the weaker sort. His great spirit wasoften in the seventh heaven of exultation, and as frequently onthe borders of despair. His very deathbed was not free from tempests, and he sobbed himself into his last sleep like a greatly wearied child."

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From "The Little Preacher" (p. 146)

"As for her, like most women, she had but one ambition. To be a good wife and a good mother, and to be beloved by her husband and children, was all she asked. [She was] a busy, affectionate, cheerful little housewife, whose voice would never be heard in the streets, but whose memory would always live in a few faithful hearts."

- Elizabeth Prentiss, 1800's.

Housewife:A married woman who stays home. This is a lifelong vocation. It is an old-fashioned term, and something to be proud of.Not a "domestic engineer." Not a "home manager."An old fashioned housewife, who keeps the home,and abides there.- Mrs. White

Monday, May 10, 2010

Last night, I stayed up late listening to old country gospel songs. Have you ever heard of Bill Monroe? He sang this precious song, called The Wayfaring Stanger. It made me so sad to watch him sing that. It reminds me of my southern roots and the old time religion. It also reminds me of my father and grandparents and all the wise, elderly saints who have little time left on this earth. I want their deep faith and longing for heaven.

Next, I found a recording artist I had never heard of. His name is Ralph Stanley. Such a precious voice he has! You can hear samples of his music from his CD, Mountain Preacher's Child. His music reminds me of Kentucky in the 1930's and the deep faith they had for God. These are the kinds of people who will get together and sing stories, real life stories and make you cry and pray while you listen. They have this gift in them and they can not help but sing. You can tell they don't do this for money, it is just like someone came along and secretly recorded their precious daily lives, and their voices echo in the mountain air. They teach us amazing spiritual truths with their old time music. You want to just go out there and visit them and soak up all their wisdom!

This morning, I have been listening to more gospel music. I even made a wish list of all the music I wanted to purchase through Amazon. But, of course, I can't do that! I will have to just enjoy listening to the samples or whatever I can find online, here and there. Someday, I will build up an amazing collection of this old-time music to share with my descendants. They will point to the large library and say, "That was Grandma's sacred collection of books and music." They will be curious. They will find that this life brings only heartache and will yearn for something better. They will start listening to Grandmother's old time music and read her books and they will weep with a joyful heart. They will have found the treasure to get them through this life, even after I am dead and gone.